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  • Blanche Cleans Up

  • Blanche White Series, Book 3
  • By: Barbara Neely
  • Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
  • Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (105 ratings)

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Blanche Cleans Up

By: Barbara Neely
Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
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Publisher's summary

The third ground-breaking mystery featuring African-American maid and amateur sleuth Blanche White by Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award-winning author Barbara Neely

Blanche White is working as a temporary cook and housekeeper for a right-wing Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate, Alistair Brindle, when someone tries to blackmail him. It's an ugly mess that Brindle's political team is eager to sweep under the carpet and that Blanche can't resist cleaning up herself...especially after a young black man is killed who knew too much about Brindle's dirty laundry. Her investigation raises dark secrets involving sex, environmental contamination, and political corruption, difficult stains on the white, conservative Brindle family that someone is trying to remove with murder.

©1998, 2014 Barbara Neely (P)2019 Tantor
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The intricacies of the story

The characters were very relatable with depth and character.
The narrator made the book visually appealing and vivid to my mind.

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Good read.

I LOVE Blanche she’s hilarious and I appreciate the underlying of issues plaguing our community.

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Just Love Blanche

Blanche is such an amazing person to look up to. I completely connect with this character. Please write more similar novels 🥹

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Cozy, but Realistic!

Really enjoyed listening to this cozy, but realistic story. It had everything; drama, humor, current affairs and questions of the heart. Thanks for an enjoyable read.

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I Wish There Were Ten

I love Blanche even if she’s a bit nosy! Could read more than four if they existed. Kudos to the late Barbara Neely. Good narration too

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Blanche gets around

This story has so many twists and turns. I like the urban setting and situations of the characters. I like the community involvement and engagement. The drama takes a hard and uncomfortable turn so be ready for a “ripped from the headlines” event. I wonder what Blanche’s next adventure will be. Makes me anxious to think about it!

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Excellent! A joy to listen to.

The Blanche books are completely captivating and the reading is expressive and engrossing. I listen over and over!

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Thug Clergy

I love the beautiful storytelling. Blanche is the right kind of nosey. She stays in the business that pays her and she always receives a handsome reward.

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What a fun listen

For a crime novel, it certainly subverts the crime genre in many ways, especially hard boiled detective fiction. A must read

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Wonderful story and narration

This book is another Barbara Neely’s best! Truth be told and included humor. I hope she writes more! Thank you Audible for including these fine stories!

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